Sony Ericsson Unveils Xperia Neo
BARCELONA - Sony Ericsson on Sunday added three new smartphones to its Xperia lineup, including the touch-screen Xperia Neo.
The 3.7-inch Neo smartphone includes a capacitive touch screen with a 854-by-480 display. It will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a 1-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The Neo has an 8GB micro SD card included, expandable up to 32GB.
The Xperia Neo features an 8-megapixel camera, and a mobile Bravia engine, Sony executives said a launch event here at Mobile World Congress. As a result, Sony talked up the TV-related features, including HDMI access and support for HD video as well as the ability to use the Neo as a TV remote.
The Neo features a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a micro USB connector. It will come in blue gradient, red, and silver. Sony said the Neo will be available in select markets by the end of the first quarter. Pricing was not announced.
The company also announced the Xperia Pro, which features a slideout QWERTY keyboard, and the long-awaited Xperia Play, also known as the PlayStation phone.
At CES this year, Sony Ericsson also unveiled the Xperia Arc, a big (4.2-inch screen), slim (only 8.7mm) slab phone running Android 2.3 on a 1-Ghz Qualcomm second-generation Snapdragon processor. Sony said Sunday that device will start shipping worldwide in March.
